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Fraternal twins occur when two fertilized eggs are implanted in the uterine wall at the same time. When two eggs are independently fertilized by two different sperm cells, DZ twins result. The two eggs, or ova, form two zygotes, hence the terms zygotic and biovular.

Identical twins occur when an egg splits into two; which makes them identical. Identical twins are not hereditary like fraternal twins can be. It is complete coincidence.

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What is the name for twins that look different?

Paternal Non-Identical fraternal twins


What are twins that dont look alike caled?

Fraternal. They develop from separate ova and are not genetically identical, so look different, can have different sex etc. Unlike "identical twins."


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Children never look exactly alike unless they are identical twins. Even identical twins often have some differences in their looks, their fingerprints differ, and they may have scars or other features that look different.


Can full sisters look very different?

Yes. Only identical twins look alike; full sisters (and fraternal twins) can look completely different since they take their inherited charachteristics from both parents, who can be of totally different appearances.


Why twins look different?

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Are paternal twins identical?

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If identical twins married identical twins could at least some of their kids look like twins?

Acctually, they're children would not look like twins. But all of their children would look like brothers and sisters.


Is brisco and flocrida twins?

You mean Flo-Rida? No, They look totally different.


How do use the word different in a sentence?

My friend said look at this picture of me when i was a baby, now look at me. Can you see how different I look compared to the baby picture!


Differences between identical and fraternal?

identical twins are from the same egg cell that split, but ferternal twins are from 2 entirely different fertilized egg cells. Thus identical look the same and ferternal can look entirely different.


Is there a word for twins who don't look alike?

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